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*''Stimm Anschwist?'' = 'What is your name?''
*''Stimm Anschwist?'' = 'What is your name?''
*''Einschwist [NAME].'' = 'My name is [NANE].'
*''Einschwist [NAME].'' = 'My name is [NANE].'
*''Wie gespinŧ?'' = 'How old are you?'
*''Wie spinŧe?'' = 'How old are you?'
*''Spinŧen...'' = 'I am ... years old.'


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Revision as of 03:31, 29 May 2016

Heleasic (Unser = autonym; Sinn = here: 'language'; from n̓səl̓x-cin) is a postmodern descendant of Okanagan Salish, spoken on Lõis. It is inspired by Ancient Wiebian (a descendant of a Salish-like language).

Phonology

Same as Standard German, with the addition of ŧ /!~!ʰ/ and đ /g!~ŋ!/.

Morphology

Nouns

Possessed forms:

Person Singular Plural
1 ein- ei -t
2 an- ei -em
3 ei -s ei -er

Verbs

Reflexes of intransitive verb affixes:

Person Singular Plural
1 hun- < kn- hu- < kʷu-
2 ge-? < kʷ- be- < p-
3 Ø -er < -əl'x


Reflexes of transitive verb affixes:

Person Singular Plural
1 -en < -n -em < -m
2 -e < -xʷ -eb < -p
3 -ser < -səl'x

Word list

  • 1-10 = nachs, erel, huss, muss, silst, zechst, sisperk, dims, ard, üferst
  • 11, 12, ... = nachs kul üfst, ärel kul üfst, ...
  • 20 = erlst
  • 30 = hussest
  • 40 = mussest
  • 50 = silstest
  • 60 = zechstest
  • 70 = sispest
  • 80 = dimsest
  • 90 = ardest
  • 100 = ärsichst
  • salmon = Ünte
  • egg = Ause
  • water = Seusch
  • short = zeŧŧeloch
  • black = quei
  • what? = stimm
  • in, at = er
  • name = Schwist
  • to work = schurm

Phrasebook

  • Ast Quechst. = Good morning
  • Ast Saruld. = Good day.
  • Ast Schnecken. = Good evening.
  • Ast Sunker. = Good night.
  • Schier Anspaus? = How are you?
  • Zei geast? = 'Are you well?'
  • Zei hunast. = 'I am well.'
  • Stimm Anschwist? = 'What is your name?
  • Einschwist [NAME]. = 'My name is [NANE].'
  • Wie spinŧe? = 'How old are you?'
  • Spinŧen... = 'I am ... years old.'